Shaq Got Hacked. Now He’s Pitching for a VPN

At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”

Netgear reveals new dark web monitoring tool which will tell you if your personal data turns up online

Netgear’s new Dark Web Monitoring service can alert users as soon as personal data is found on the dark web.

Arizona court system hack leads to theft of personal data belonging to 1.3 million Americans

Someone “clicked on a link in an email” and unwillingly enabled the theft of sensitive data.

CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190M, including gold bars

CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract.

Microsoft blocks Outlook from sending two more file types over security concerns

Say goodbye to .msix and .msixbundle files in your email (unless your admin whitelists them).

The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude imitated in fake ads that steal credentials and MFA codes

Cybercriminals are on the hunt for advertiser accounts preloaded with credit cards and cash.

Dutch tax office drops Microsoft 365 cloud for own servers and open source
Dutch tax office drops Microsoft 365 cloud for own servers and open source

The Dutch tax and customs administration has dropped its move to Microsoft 365 in the cloud. Its office software will instead run on servers it controls, together with European open source tools. State Secretary for Finance Eelco Eerenberg set out the …

Almost two thirds of UK workers have received no training on spotting AI-driven cyber threats

Those that did, received it as part of generic training, not dedicated AI-oriented education.

LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature

The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software’s default configuration, citing user privacy.